PAST TENSE OF THE VERB TO-BE: WAS - WERE

Alex and Jo were in Toronto. They werent in Chicago.

Mariana was in Washington She wasnt in Boston.
DC. I wasnt at school
I was at home last weekend. yesterday
Was Mariana in Washington DC?
Yes, she was./No ,she wasnt.

Were Alex and Jo in New York city?

Yes, they were.
No they werent. They were in Toronto.

Were you at home yesterday?

Yes, I was.
No I wasnt. I was at the cinema.
 Wh- questions
When was your last vacation?
It was 5 years ago.
How was it ?
Great!
Where were you?
I was in Acapulco?
Who was with you? Or Who were you with?
My best friend, Vicky./Or I was with Vicky.
A:Who was the President of Peru 3 years ago?
B:Alan Garcia

A:Who was Cesar Vallejo?

B:He was a writer

A: When was the Independance of Peru?

B: It was in 1821

A:Where were you yesterday morning?

B: I was at the university

Remember :verb to be in past: was /were
I
You were
He was
We werent
She wasnt
they
it
Present Past
Am / is Was
are were
 Simple Past Tense
A: Where did you go last weekend?
B. I went to Los Angeles
A: Wow!
B. What did you do?
A. We did a bunch of things, we went to the
beach,to the cinema,visited some friends etc.
B. Where did you stay?
A: we stayed at the Palace Hotel
B: Did you like it?
A: Yes, I liked it very much
 be was / were Ser o estar
Come Came Venir
Do Did Hacer
Eat Ate Comer
Go Went Ir
Have Had Tener
Know Knew Conocer
Make Made Hacer
Say Said Decir
Send Sent Enviar
Teach Taught Ensear
Tell Told Decir
think thought Pensar
 SIMPLE PAST : IRREGULAR VERBS

I had a lot of work yesterday.

I wrote 20 emails.
I went to the bank.
I didnt have a lot of work.
I didnt write emails.
I didnt go to the bank.

Did you have a lot of work yesterday?

Yes, I did.
No, I didnt.

A:What did you do yesterday?

B: I wrote 20 emails

A:Where did you go?

B:I went to the bank
play played jugar
love loved amar
watch watched ver
visit visited visitar
finish finished terminar
start started comenzar
cook cooked cocinar
dance danced bailar
live lived vivir
listen listened escuchar
travel traveled viajar
wash washed Lavar
walk walked Caminar
 be was / were Ser o estar
Come Came Venir
Do Did Hacer
Eat Ate Comer
Go Went Ir
Have Had Tener
Know Knew Conocer
Make Made Hacer
Say Said Decir
Send Sent Enviar
Teach Taught Ensear
Tell Told Decir
think thought Pensar
 SIMPLE PAST : REGULAR VERBS (-ED)

I arrived in Los Angeles last week

I stayed at the Palace hotel

I didnt arrive in Los Angeles last week

I didnt stay at the Palace hotel

Did you arrive In L.A. last week?

Yes,I did.
No, I didnt
A:When did you arrive In LA?
B;I arrived there last week

A:Where did you stay?

B:I stayed at The Palace Hotel.
 /t/ /d/ /id/
verbs ending with verbs ending with after verbs ending
p,s,sh,ch,f,k d,g,b,y,l,n, with
/t/, /d/ sound
sounds m,r,v,z,w sounds

Kiss kissed Clean cleaned

Finish finished Play played Count Counted
Watch watched Wait Waited
answer answered
Start started
Wash washed Love loved Decide decided
Look looked Visit visited
 Use of simple past

We use the simple past to talk about past

events.
Time expressions:.
Yesterday
Last night
Last week 1 week ago
Last month 4 months ago
Last year 3years ago
 Your last vacation
Where did you go on I went to.
your last vacation?
When did you go? I went there last year/last month/ 5
years ago etc
Where did you stay? I stayed in a hotel /in my fathers
house
Who did you go with? I went with my husband /wife /
family / friends/ boyfriendetc
What did you do I visited..(touristic places)
there? I went sightseeing /shopping to the
disco/to the museum ..etc
What did you eat? I ate .
It was cold /hot /sunny/ rainy/
How was the cloudy ..etc
weather? Yes, it was great/ fantastic/ amazing
Was it a good No it wasnt .It was awful/terrible
vacation?
 My last vacation
Talking
On my last about
vacation, I went the past
to Cusco and
Arequipa with my friends. We went by bus, it
was a long trip.
First, we arrived in Arequipa , we stayed there
for a day and then we went to Cusco, we visited
the touristic places such as Ollantaytambo,
Macchu Picchu, San Blas etc, we ate the typical
food and bought some souvenirs for my family.
It was sunny but it was very cold at nights.
Cusco is amazing.It was an unforgettable
vacation but I had a problem, everything was
expensive .
 HOMEWORK
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